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Should the capitalized syllable be accented in this word Lonely yes or no?

Here's how to figure this out:

* The stressed syllable in "lonely" is "lone".

* The capitalized syllable is "ly".

Therefore, the answer is no. The capitalized syllable is not the accented syllable.

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